Software Archive
The Internet Archive has graciously offered to host software for many collectors, including HCLE. Thank you, Jason Scott. (24 Oct. 2013)
Links on this page will take you to pages devoted to the building of our software archive. As they become available we will add links to specific programs and give you the opportunity to use them in your internet browser. We will add commentary about the items explaining how each was used and why we think it is worth revisiting today.
The process of preserving and making old software available involves many steps. In order to end up with the user-friendly exhibits we plan, HCLE staff will have to:
sort the physical media we have in storage
"scrape" each diskette and tape so that its contents are readable on modern computers
The HCLE catalog must be functional before this process begins in earnest. As of this writing (25 Oct. 2013) we're not ready to press ahead with the software but the time is coming. Probably teams of about 10 people, from high school age on up will work best and create a fun atmosphere around an essentially boring job. Please email software at hcle dot org if you would like to be invited to this party.
The Internet Archive has graciously offered to host software for many collectors, including HCLE. Thank you, Jason Scott. (24 Oct. 2013)
Links on this page will take you to pages devoted to the building of our software archive. As they become available we will add links to specific programs and give you the opportunity to use them in your internet browser. We will add commentary about the items explaining how each was used and why we think it is worth revisiting today.
The process of preserving and making old software available involves many steps. In order to end up with the user-friendly exhibits we plan, HCLE staff will have to:
The HCLE catalog must be functional before this process begins in earnest. As of this writing (25 Oct. 2013) we're not ready to press ahead with the software but the time is coming. Probably teams of about 10 people, from high school age on up will work best and create a fun atmosphere around an essentially boring job. Please email software at hcle dot org if you would like to be invited to this party.